BULK PERMIT
2025 RESIDENTIAL BULK WASTE PROGRAM DATES
For the Bulk Waste Application Permit: Click here
Spring Application Deadline: March 21st - Pick up: April 7th
Summer Application Deadline: May 23rd & August 1st - Pick ups: June 9th and August 18th
Fall Application Deadline: October 3rd - Pick up: October 20th
Town Wide Yard Sale Application Deadline: May 23rd (no fee to participate)
Please remit application with permit fee of $115.00 (exact cash, check or money order). Payable to: Borough of Garwood
2025 RESIDENTIAL BULK WASTE CLEAN UP PROGRAM INFORMATION FOR RESIDENTS
The 2025 Residential Bulk Waste Cleanup Program is available to residents in Spring, Summer and Fall, 2025.
The date for Spring bulk waste pickup is Monday, April 7th. Permit applications are due no later than Friday, March 21st.
The dates for Summer bulk waste pickup are Monday, June 9th and Monday, August 18th. Permit applications are due no later than Friday May 23rd for the June pick up, and Friday, August 1st for the August pick up.
The date for Fall bulk waste pickup is Monday, October 20th. Permit applications are due no later than Friday, Oct. 3rd.
A permit is required for each scheduled pick up. Residents may purchase more than one permit or may share a permit with neighbors; however, only one address should submit the application and fee.
The permit fee is $115.00. The completed application with check payable to: Borough of Garwood. Application can be submitted in person at the Borough Clerks Office, or via mail to: Borough of Garwood, Bulk Permit Program, 403 South Avenue, Garwood, NJ 07027.
The weight of materials to be disposed of cannot exceed 750 lbs. on one permit. In the event bulk weight is 750 lbs. or more, a second permit application with fee must be secured. Please contact the Borough Clerk’s Office during business hours to provide contact information including property address at: 908-789-0710 or via email at: clerk@garwood.org.
In conjunction with the Bulk Waste Program is The Town Wide Yard Sale. This authorizes residents to hold a casual sale of items of personal property on the designated dates without paying the $4.00 fee for a yard sale permit. The event will be publicized in the Union County Hawk prior to the scheduled dates of Saturday, June 7th and/or Sunday, June 8th (rain or shine). Please indicate on the bulk waste permit application if you will be participating in the Town Wide Yard Sale. Applicants will receive their permit (s) one week prior to the event.
BOROUGH OF GARWOOD BULK WASTE GUIDELINES FABRIC ITEMS SUCH AS MATTRESSES, BOX SPRINGS AND PILLOWS MUST BE WRAPPED IN PLASTIC. UNWRAPPED ITEMS WILL NOT BE COLLECTED BY THE HAULER.
Items eligible for collection include: construction/renovation materials; bathroom fixtures, such as bathtubs, toilets, sinks; furniture such as chairs, tables, sofas, beds, desks, mattresses, sofa beds, doors, windows, rugs; fencing and posts; indoor/outdoor gym equipment; lawn mowers, barbecue grills. All gasoline, propane tanks and/or oil must be completely removed from all equipment.
The following waste does not qualify for collection: household appliances, white goods, ashes, tires, pool filters, rocks/stones, concrete, auto parts, liquids of any type, paint cans (oil- based & wet), vegetative waste, dirt, tree stumps, tree trunks, tree logs.
Materials deemed dangerous and/or hazardous are not acceptable for collection. Items include poisons, acids, caustics, explosives, soil, large rocks, boulders, broken concrete, paints, solvents, thinners, batteries, and petroleum products. Electronic items such as televisions and computer monitors can be disposed by contacting the Union County Bureau of Environmental Services Hotline at (908) 654-9889, or at: http://ucnj.org/community/recycling for the schedule.
Household garbage recyclable items are not acceptable for collection. Please place these items at the curb away from bulk items.